How-To Install a Banks Big Hoss Bundle, Six-Gun® Diesel Tuner, Techni-Cooler® system Have you ever been waiting at an intersection stop light on that quarter mile stretch before the freeway on-ramp when a 7,000+ lb diesel pickup truck rolls up on your left side with the intention of accelerating past you onto the freeway? Suddenly [...]
Larger rims and tires demand more stopping power! The weak stock rotors generate a lot of heat and are less efficient when stopping more rolling mass. ROTORPROS’ zinc plated drilled & slotted rotors help solve these issues quickly and efficiently, even withstanding heat up to 250 degrees Fahrenheit! Utilizing cross drilled and slotted combinations for [...]
Honk Like You Mean It! Photos & Story By Denny Hao & Kevin Butler Truckblog.com We’re a firm believer of the statement “If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck… it’s got to be a duck.” Well, in the world of lifted trucks, if it’s as tall as a big rig, smokes like [...]
Getting Your Roll On Photos & Story By Michael Wilkes © Truckblog.com If you are into the street truck scene, then you know that one of the more prominent items on the ultimate street truck builders parts list is a lowered suspension, because a true street truck cannot have the tired, old factory suspension installed [...]
Are you tired of your boring stock gauges and want a custom OEM look? Simco LTD has you covered! Unlike other cluster replacements or overlays where you have to install the needles manually, Simco gauges are 100% accurate with their “plug and play” units, eliminating any human error. Simco LTD produces patented instrument clusters & [...]
HowTo: ORU’s Differential Cover Installation Photos & Story By Mike Truckblog.com When building your Off-road 4×4 truck, whether you are building it for looks of functionality, the addition of an aftermarket differential cover is an easy and effective upgrade. If you choose wisely during the purchasing process you could get a cover that not only [...]
Admittedly, the number of air intake kits on the market today are a bit overwhelming, especially for pickup trucks. I can think of about a dozen off the top of my head, but rarely do they come with performance data. We recently got our hands on an installation of the Outlaw intake kit for the [...]
How-To Install a Dynatech Stainless Steel Header Exhaust System Story & Photos: Jason Coe Want to pump more power into your full size truck? We cracked open a box containing Dynatech’s stainless steel header exhaust system and put it to the test on a 1999 Ford F-150. This kit features replacement precision-bent 1 5/8″ SuperMAXX [...]
How To Install a Van Aaken’s SmartBox F By Mike Wilkes © Truckblog.com It’s no surprise that diesel motor equipped heavy duty trucks being manufactured today have been severely restricted by the factories for production. It saves fuel, lowers emissions and of course makes for a diesel motor that’s never really capable of working to [...]
How To Flush The Ford Torqueshift® Transmission By Kevin Butler (Bear Hunter) Special thanks to Charles Ledger, Yahoo PowerStroke Group © Truckblog.com Keeping your truck’s automatic transmission properly maintained and cool is a key component to extending the longevity of your transmission’s life. Fortunately, maintenance is relatively simple for automatic transmissions as there isn’t much [...]
